Authors
August Noevere, Craig Collier, Ramy Harik, Joshua Halbritter
Conference
AIAA Scitech Forum, (p. 0520). San Diego, California.
Abstract
Existing design processes for laminates constructed with automated fiber placement lack significant integration between the various software tools that compose the process. Tools for finite element analysis, computer aided drafting, stress analysis, tool path simulation, and manufacturing defect prediction are all critical parts of the design process. With traditional hand-layup laminates, the analysis performed with each of these tools could be fairly well decoupled from one another. However, for laminates generated by automated fiber placement, the disciplines can become significantly coupled, especially on structures with curvature. This gives rise to a need for integrated “design for manufacturing” software tools that are able to balance the competing objectives from each discipline. This paper describes the preliminary development of such a tool.
Citation
August Noevere, Craig Collier, Ramy Harik, & Joshua Halbritter. (January 2019). Development of a Design for Manufacturing Tool for Automated Fiber Placement Structures. AIAA Scitech Forum, (p. 0520). San Diego, California. doi:https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-0520.
Link: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/pdf/10.2514/6.2019-0520
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